30 things to do this weekend

Friday

Nicki Minaj
She's scandalised the Grammys, conquered the pop charts and told The Guardian that 'I have bigger balls than the boys'. Now, at last, Nicki Minaj is giving Japanese audiences a chance to find out what all the fuss is about. Read more

Hungry Ghost & Helll
Acid-fried Portland power trio Hungry Ghost were still sounding a little ragged when Time Out caught them on the first date of their Japan tour last week. We'd warrant that they're pretty fierce by now, though. Read more

Hokuo Music Night
Get a sampling of Scandinavian electronica at Unit this evening, featuring delegates from Sweden (Lo-Fi-Fnk), Finland (Husky Rescue), Iceland (Kira Kira) and Denmark (Lars and The Hands of Light). Read more

Rinko Kawauchi
Photographer Rinko Kawauchi's exhibition of the work that got her shortlisted for this year's Deutsche Börse Photography Prize will stay open until 8pm today – perfect for beating the crowds. Read more

Catch A Groove Vo.01
He'll be partying for the Queen at the diamond jubilee celebrations in London next week, but rare groove master, MBE and Gilles Peterson pal Norman Jay is all ours tonight – and he's playing for three hours at Air. Read more

Amadella feat. Peverelist
'Dubstep' feels an inadequate term for describing the music of producer Peverelist, who inhabits a liminal zone between techno, UK garage and sound system culture. Whatever you call it, his set at Eleven should be deep. Read more

Electric Buzz
Lars 'Funk D'Void' Sandberg is the guest of honour at a party devoted to 'creating a new electro sound' – which, in practice, will probably be more like the hands-in-the-air techno that the Scotsman does so well. Read more

Hokuo Music Night After Party
Following on from this evening Hokuo Music Night (see above), the assembled Scandinavian electro artistes will be heading to Trump Room for a hardcore DJ session – and it's just ¥500 if you went to the gig at Unit. Read more

Opus feat. Namito
Given that he's been DJing since 1989, it's mildly amazing that Namito has never played in Japan before. The Iran-born, Berlin-based techno producer finally makes it to Tokyo tonight, with over a dozen support DJs. Read more

Men In Black 3
It was widely touted as an example of how lazy Hollywood had become – so how on earth did the third Men In Black film turn out so well? Catch up with Agents J and K again as MIB3 opens in Tokyo cinemas today. Read more